Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Assembly Rooms
- Statue of an Athlete
- De Grey Rooms
- New Shopping Centres
- York's Airfield
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Alcuin of York
- York Central Library
- The Norman House
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Lendal Tower
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Church of St Helen
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- King's Manor - Victorian
- First World War Memorial
- Barker Tower